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Establishments for Massage and Special Treatment
Seven establishments were inspected for licence under this heading and all were found
satisfactory for the purpose which was intended. Details are as follows:—
Purpose No. of Licences
Chiropody only 2
Massage, Chiropody and Electrical Treatment 5
Medical Examination of Borough Council Employees
During 1959, a total of 78 medical examinations were carried out on applicants for
Borough Council employment or members of the Borough Council staff. These examinations
were carried out with regard to suitability for employment on the Council's permanent staff,
for entry into the Sickness Pay Scheme, or for review after prolonged periods of sick leave.
A survey of sickness absence amongst Borough Council staff during the year is shown in
the table below.

Nuclear Radiation
The increasing production, transport, and use of radioactive material means that a new
Public Health problem can arise. It has become apparent that some method of control is
necessary and that a local authority requires to be informed of all possible sources of
radiation within its district. Radioactive isotopes are used in industry, in hospitals and in
technical schools and colleges, and it is important that as much information as possible should
be available as to the precautions taken in the use of the substances, and what, if anything,
has to be done about waste products. At present the total use in Southall is extremely
minute.
The Metropolitan Water Board now gives with its monthly report on the state of the
water coming into public supply, a short notice of the radioactivity as estimated by the
Board's Laboratory Staff, and also records the reports of the Atomic Energy Authority on
the radioactive content of outfalls into the Thames from the Nuclear reactors.
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